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The American Revolution began in 1775 as open conflict between the United 13 Colonies and Great Britain. The war pretty much began because of the way the British were treating the colonists. Americans felt like they should be treated just like they were all Englishman and the Englishman didn't think the same way; they felt the colonies were to be used in a way that would benefit the crown. The war went on for the next 8 years; Ended by the Treaty of Paris, there were a lot of changes that were in the near future for the colonists. The colonists who came to the "new world" had a huge advantage. They were pretty far from Britain which made it easier for them to be more of an independent nation. That being said they all still had very conservative values. Although there were certain colonial legislatures sent by England, the colonists who came to the "new world" were on a bit of an independent streak; they all wanted more freedom, and better profit opportunity. The existence of colonial legislatures meant that the colonies were in many ways independent rather than ruled by England. Some of these legislatures were the power to leave taxes, muster troops, and pass laws. Over time, the colonists started to really be in favor of these privileges and began to start looking at them as rights.When the British started to move in and take more power over the thirteen colonies, conflict began. Salutary neglect was a large contributing factor that led to the American Revolutionary War. Since the imperial authority did not assert the power that it had, the colonists were left to govern themselves. These essentially sovereign colonies soon became accustomed to the idea of self-control. They also realized that they were powerful enough to defeat the British (with help from France), and decided to revolt. The effects of such prolonged isolation…...

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